How to describe an experience with an apartment complex when you've only lived there for 4-5 months is hard... there's so much going on - I drove 2088.7 miles to move back to Portland, having been extremely stressed after some family passings and extreme feelings of depression after taking a short sabbatical due to stress.
Now, it would be easy to just simply put 'Great staff, welcoming atmosphere' though I feel it would be a great disservice not only to the staff but to people trying to find a place to live, needing that feeling of an honest statement - so I am going to just try to be straight with everyone.
To start, we took over a lease that would have had only 4-5 months left on it when we came here - We found out after speaking with the previous tenant that the management doesn't usually allow this due to the multitude of issues that could arrive - they still allowed us to live there.
To further exclaim the importance of this, I need to point out that my partner and I did actively communicate with both the staff and the original tenant - I've found, especially with this business, the strength of your voice can mean so much when spoken with respect... not fluff, not sugarcoating, and just being real, as when running the those four months we were met with just general documentation that seemed to need to be filled out which caused my rent to come in late on several occasions.
Imagine already being stressed, depressed, and not to mention financially unstable as hell at this point due to the move, how this might feel on one's sense of reality.
What did I do? I emailed and talked to both Antonio and Simona, often. These two, including the cleaning staff in the morning and their maintenance guy, are in charge of six floors with however many apartments... they took care of me because I felt like I was just being straight with them. Whatever the issue was, when we all talked, we would always ensure that we all understood that responsibility was always of extreme importance... as they highlighted mistakes on both their end, dealing with a situation that's generally rare, and also(and this is important)... took note of when I would admit my mistakes/issues if something were to happen.
Of course, regardless of how hard times are, I always made sure to pay my rent and if something was happening, I would promptly let them know.
On to the grounds, I'll be real - this can be rough. You are in the start of a business district - which can be amazing to some and not so much to others.
Are there homeless, yes. Can the outside sidewalks get a little droll after a while, yes. Can parking be difficult, yes; though I will say that I downloaded the 'Parking Kitty' and so long as you know the street code(above the payment box) you can just pay for parking through your phone(10x easier) or use the 2-hour zones and just either risk it/move every so often(pssst - purchasing a parking permit from the city costs as much as general parking garages on some of these buildings which is still cheaper than paying fines).
Also, to be real, there were some days I just took the risk and was just fine(don't take this as you should do it, just saying it was a risk I was willing to take lol). ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
If you've lived in a city before, the above won't strike you as anything new. Portland definitely has problems; though that's not the building's fault to be completely honest so I would take it with a grain of salt when you think on that, considering the amount of encampments there are... also knowing that 9/10 people will leave you alone if you aren't screwing with them.
Now I prefer quiet rural areas; though that's me; but as I've taken so much time to write this review I wanted to honestly rate this place, based on my experience.
This community can be absolutely amazing - Ive met both wonderful neighbors, and not-so wonderful ones; though behind it all, I've never seen the staff ever show rudeness to anyone - and on the note, the amount of work they do on top of their professional duties is to be noted as, at least for me, they have gone above and beyond to ensure my insane stress could find the most iota of solace while dealing with all of my moving.
Thank you to the staff and all of the neighbors I've met :) read more